Lake Superior State University

Lake Superior State –- the smallest public university in Michigan -- has released its annual list of banished words. The list’s proper name is the List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness, and has been a Lake Superior tradition since 1976. Which words have been banned this year?

Each year, Lake Superior State University in Michigan releases a "tongue in cheek" list of words and phrases that have become tiresome, to say the least.  The 38th annual list of words to be banished from the Queen's English for misuse, overuse, and general uselessness is based on nominations fro the U...